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Tracker0721:
So I got some georgetown flint and reduced a chunk to flakes for arrowheads but on every piece I have a "bulb" that it seems I can't flatten and I have a ridge close to one edge or the other, only on one side, and I either get hinges all along it or short flakes that don't remove it. And then I try to run down the ridge and it doesn't take off nearly enough to help. Any tips here?

comebackshane:
when I make points from flakes I usually use the bulb of percussion end for the point end so its easier to get it thinned.

Sasquatch:
Yep, allergic hobbit, paleomanjim on YouTube.  I owe 90% of my education about flint Knapping to them. I have spent hrs watching them.

iowabow:
Try working the bulb from the middle of the flake to the tip by taking a flake from each side as you go. You will be stitching the edge as you go. You will not complete the task with the first pass so plan on doing it a couple times.hope this helps a little.

flungonin:
I have exactly the same problem. Never thought of switching ends. Thanks

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